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71 Cards in this Set
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abdominopelvic
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the second major ventral cavity:
- containing the abdominal and ventral cavities |
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antebrachial
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forearm
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antecubital
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bendy part of arm where you get blood work taken
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anterior
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ventral: toward or at the front of the body (in front of)
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axial
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head, neck, & trunk
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axillary
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armpit
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appendicular
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appendages or limbs attached to the body's axis
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brachial
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upper arm
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buccal
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inside of the cheek
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calcaneal
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heel
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carpal
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wrist
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caudal
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inferior: away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body (below)
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cephalic
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relating to the head
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cervical
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relating to the neck
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contralateral
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referring to the opposite side of the body
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coronal
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frontal plane
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cranial
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relating to the skull
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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lower leg
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digital (phalangeal)
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baby toe
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distal
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referring to the limbs, further away from the trunk of the body
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dorsal
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posterior: toward the back of the body, behind.
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femoral
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thigh
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frontal
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frontal plane: cuts the body into the front and back
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gluteal
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butt
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hallux
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big toe
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inferior
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lower/under
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inguinal
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groin
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ipsilateral
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same side of the body
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lateral
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away from the midline of the body
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lumbar
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lower back
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mental
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chin
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medial
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toward or at the midline of the body
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mediastinum
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mass of tissue separating the two plural cavities and it also contains the pericardinal cavity
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nasal
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nose
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naval
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belly button
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occipital
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back of the head
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olecranal
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elbow
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orbital (ocular)
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eyes
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otic (aural)
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ears
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palmar
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palm of hand
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parietal
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lines the walls of body cavities
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patellar
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knee
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pedal (pes)
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foot
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pelvic
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area associated with the pelvic bone
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perineal
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between anus and external genitalia
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peritoneum
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serous membrane covering the wall of the abdominal cavity and the abdominal organs
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plantar
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sole of foot
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pleural
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thoracic cavity that holds the lungs
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pollex
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thumb
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popliteal
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bendy part of your leg (behind the knee)
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posterior (dorsal)
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toward or at the back of the body, behind
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prone
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facing downward
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proximal
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referring to the limbs, closer towards the trunk of the body
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pubic
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genital
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sacral
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near tailbone area
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sagitall
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plane dividing the body into left and right halves
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scapular
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shoulder blade region
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sternal
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breastbone
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superficial (external)
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towards the surface of the body
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superior
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upper
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supine
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lying face up
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sural
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calf
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tarsal
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ankle
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temporal
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thoracic
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a part of the ventral cavity above the diaphram
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transverse
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across something
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umbilical
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related to or affecting the navel or umbilical cord
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ventral (anterior)
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toward or at the front of the body
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visceral
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part of the serous membrane that covers the organs within the ventral cavity
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zygomatic
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cheek
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